The 2023 UQ Metals in Biology Group Symposium will be held 1 August 2023, featuring presentations by several international, SCMB, IMB, and CAI researchers.
1:00-1:05 - Welcome (Prof. Paul Bernhardt, SCMB UQ)
1:05-1:45 - Prof. Carola Schulzke (Uni. Greifswald, Germany) ‘Reactivity of molybdenum dependent enzymes, model chemistry, FACPACK and non-covalent ligand-ligand cooperativity’
1:45-2:05 - Peter Giang (SCMB, UQ) ‘Cytochrome P450s: Fe-ing out biocatalysis’
2:05-2:25 - Dr David D’Oliveira (IMB, UQ) ‘Ionobiotics” – A new therapeutic approach to treat Acinetobacter baumannii pulmonary infection.’
2:15-2:35 - Dr Marufa Nasreen (SCMB, UQ) ‘Extracellular molybdenum-containing and peptide methionine sulfoxide reductases support survival of non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae in contact with host cells’
2:35-3:05 - Afternoon Tea Break
3:05-3:35 - A/Prof. Brett Paterson (CAI, UQ) ‘Developing Technetium Bis(thiosemicarbazonato) Imaging Agents’
3:35-3:55 - Lukas Geciauskus (Uni. York, UK) ‘Photoactivated Mo(VI)- and W(VI)-Schiff base complexes for biomimetic oxygen atom transfer (OAT) reactions’
3:55-4:15 - Bernad Agustinus (SCMB, UQ) ‘Shedding light on cytochrome P450 enzymes: linking P450s to photosynthesis for biocatalysis’
4:15-4:55 - Prof. Silke Leimkühler (Uni. Potsdam, Germany) ‘Modulation of the molybdenum coordination sphere of E. coli TMAO reductase and role of nucleotides in the bis-MGD molybdenum cofactor’
4:55 - Close
About Research theme seminar series
Our research theme seminars feature expert speakers that cover a wide-range of topics.
Our speakers include visiting national and international academics and students completing their PhDs. They cover diverse topics across our research themes:
- Biomolecular chemistry
- Infection and immunity
- Medicinal chemistry
- Molecular genetics and genomics
- Nanotechnology and materials chemistry
- Science education
- Structural biology and biochemistry.
Who should attend
Students and staff with an interest in the research theme are welcome to attend:
- undergraduate students
- postgraduate students
- HDR students (including Honours)
- postdoctoral staff
- research staff.
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